Family, friends pay tribute to DJ Henry at service in Boston on Friday

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Oct 29, 2010 at 12:01 AMOct 29, 2010 at 8:18 PM

As many as 1,000 people are expected to celebrate the life of Danroy "DJ" Henry at a service on Friday at the Boston Convention and Visitor Center. The college student from Easton was shot to death by police in New York on Oct. 17. Friday would have been his 21st birthday.

Family, friends and teammates of the Pace University student fatally shot by police are gathering in Boston to remember his life and legacy.

The special service for Danroy "DJ" Henry is scheduled for Friday at the Boston Convention and Visitor Center on what would have been his 21st birthday.

As many as 1,000 people are expected to celebrate the life of the Easton man, including his Pace teammates and fellow students busing up from New York.

Henry was shot outside a Thornwood, N.Y. bar on Oct. 17. Police have said Henry sped away and hit two officers after a policeman knocked on his window.

Witnesses have said Henry was simply trying to move his car out of a fire lane and was no threat.

Pace University said Thursday that its football team will honor Henry with a moment of silence on Saturday before its first game since the 20-year-old student was shot by police in New York.

The team will also symbolically play without Henry by fielding only 10 players for the first defensive play of the game.

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